Hoover Commission urges expanded research and development
The revived Hoover Commission criticizes low federal civilian and military R&D funding and warns against complacent views of American production superiority. It notes past delays by the Pentagon, stresses outside pressure as vital to innovation, and highlights Russia's improved bomber and fighter capacity prompting a 35 percent increase in B 52 output.
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Astrological Enthusiast Seeks Dawn Comet Viewers
A Herald reader obsessed with the cosmos visits the office hoping for comet news but cannot rise before dawn to observe it. He keeps his gaze on the heavens while choosing the comfort of a warm bed and morning sleep over early skywatching.
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Austin
Herald News Department
Herald Office
Earth
Hoover Report Calls for Free Play and Funds for Bold Leaders
The latest Hoover report advocates relaxing controls and providing ample funding to bold leaders as a means to strengthen security. It emphasizes empowering decisive action and allocating resources to those deemed most capable.
Rest homes for elderly proposed by motel builders
Motels owners consider building and establishing rest homes for elderly and sick residents. The plan aims to benefit a large social group and would be an outstanding achievement for humanity.
Likely rise in minimum wage eyed by Congress
Mason City Globe Gazette notes momentum for a $1 an hour minimum wage with Congress likely to approve. Eisenhower may not veto though 90 cents remains a favored figure. Secretary Mitchell cites 2.2 million workers to be added to 24 million covered. farm laborers and intrastate workers left out. Economists warn of inflationary risk. President appears allied with cautious stance.
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Eisenhower
Mitchell
Senate
Yalta Reflections Shape Geneva Summit Doubts
The piece recalls Yalta’s impact on postwar diplomacy as Eisenhower and Dulles prepare for Geneva. It contrasts Stalin, Roosevelt, Churchill, and Khrushchev, noting Khrushchev’s ascent and the fates of Malenkov, Beria, and Molotov. It questions British aims and the enduring power dynamics among superpowers.
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Notable Fathers of the Year Ideology Debated
A satirical portrait of the average father contrasts glamorous national picks with real behavior. It sketches his habits from grooming and clothing choices to family roles, finances, hobbies, and hypocrisy, ending with a peculiar note on city phone services offering prayers, recipes, jokes, or music.
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New York City
Vienna
Amsterdam
Dogs Names Reflect Shifting Tastes In Poll
A survey on dog names finds Pal as the top choice with Shep King Blackie Spot Prince Queenie Freckles Ginger Jackie Lassie Rusty Susie Penny Sport and Skippy following in popularity. Fido and Rover are no longer common.
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Meetings miscast venues raise global scheduling woes
United Nations sessions repeatedly billed for San Francisco rather than Buenos Aires reflect a pattern of misdirected meeting locations and potential delays in international diplomacy and coordination.
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United Nations
San Francisco
Buenos Aires
Democratic plan cuts women's pension age to 62
A Democratic proposal would lower pension eligibility for women from 65 to 62. The move is framed as smart politics aimed at appealing to female voters who might gain earlier benefits.
House Democrats to probe Salk vaccine controversy
House Democrats will investigate the Salk vaccine controversy. The move is framed as nonpolitical but could influence public opinion on the administration and help build voter immunity to Republicans.
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HOUSE
Carl Delaval’s Sweden Cream Separator Invention 1876
Carl Delaval devised a centrifugal cream separator in Sweden during 1876. The invention marked a milestone in dairy processing technology and helped streamline milk separation for creameries.
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Carl Delaval
Sweden
Bill Dillingham Dane's National Hero Was Teller of Tales
Denmark honors Hans Christian Andersen on his 150th birth anniversary with parades radio shows and theatre in Copenhagen and Odense. The 19th century writer is celebrated for fairy tales philosophy and national pride and faced tragedy and loneliness later in life.
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Kraft’s Processed Cheese Invented by James Kraft in 1904
James L Kraft developed processed cheese in 1904 by heating cheese with specific chemical salts to improve texture and shelf life, pioneering a new method in dairy products.
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James L. Kraft
Indian Summer Question Echoes Through Edgar Guest Poem
A whimsical verse reflects on the elusive onset of Indian summer with questions about its timing. The speaker notes warm days and blue skies amid colorful leaves and muses whether the season has arrived or passed, calling it the prettiest yet shortest season.
Nursery Favorites Across
Crossword style clues list with many short entries including Willie Winkle and Little Boy Blue. Clues cover synonyms, animal names, and common phrases across categories, with several entries referencing children and domestic terms. The page presents a themed word puzzle with numbered across clues and cryptic hints, typical of a puzzle column.
Puzzle Fill: Greek platforms to Little Red Riding Hood
Crossword style clues list with answers and wordplay hints across Greek platforms unhappy fruit drinks bird s home prefix scabrous graded refund give back more furtively if s laurel orifice where leprechauns abound attorneys ab Billy … Gruff finishes Little Riding Hood
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Butter Surplus Faces Policy Dilemma in Summit Debates
Fulton Lewis Jr argues that aside from looming summit talks, U S butter stockpiles press on Eisenhower policy. He details 300 million pounds of frozen butter, storage costs, and Benson’s plan to dump pricing to ease excess. Hoover even suggests soap as reuse, with broader aims in foreign aid.
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Eisenhower
Geneva
Ezra Taft Benson
London
Benson
Hoover
Coyright
King Features, Inc
Daily Resolutions and Determination for Happiness
A column exhorts making daily resolutions to refresh the mind and guide actions. It cites John Burroughs on venting the mind through steady choices, recalls quitting smoking for over a year, and urges replacing bad habits with harmless ones to gain happiness and resilience in daily decisions. It references Ed Howe’s line on success versus failure and closes affirming personal agency in success.
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John Burroughs
Burroughs
Ed Howe
Kansas
George Matthew
Sewing Paint with Tape Trick Backfires
A DIY tip advises punching a hole in a paint cover to hold a red mixer and insert it into a drill. tape over the hole to prevent air drying. This Popular Science suggestion targets faster mixing but may risk spills and mess.
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Popular Science
Boater Reported Missing After Engine Trouble
Seaford Virginia residents wake to a search for W A Mitchell after his boat suffered engine trouble near Hampton. The Coast Guard, commercial ships, and private craft comb York River and Chesapeake Bay as his worried family awaits news.
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Coast Guard
W. A. Mitchell
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York River
Chesapeake Bay
Hobby boat builder Constructs 500 crafts for friends
Ionia Michigan resident Oren E Shattuck a bailiff in Ionia County Circuit Court has spent his hobby turning out about 500 fishing boats since 1936. He sells each boat for roughly 85 dollars to friends and boat liveries.
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Mich
Oren E. Shattuck
Ionia County
Shattuck
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